Essay On Live Chatting

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A Web Based Live Chatting System Using C#
Submitted as part of the requirements for:
CE902 Professional Practice and Research Methodology

Date: 25 June 2010

Abstract: This document presents a proposal of MSc project, which is about a web based live chatting system. Live chatting software is fast growing in web-based applications. Most of the service related companies such as ISP, E-commerce, Bank, Insurance, Health Care (e.g. telemedicine) support their customers online through the internet or over …show more content…

What does chat mean in general sense and what does it mean for online?
According to the dictionary, “chat” means “to converse in a familiar or informal manner” and online chatting means conversation over the internet. It can be one-to-one, many–to-one and many-to-many.
What is Live chatting Software:
Live chatting software is responsible to communicate over the internet in real time scenario. It refers online support to the web users.
There are two types of chatting software, which use via internet such as [2]:
• Desktop-based Software: Desktop-based chatting system is comprised with executa-ble file (e.g. exe). Therefore, the users need to install and run them to use these types of software. For example, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Skype, etc.
• Web-based: Web-based chatting system is the additional functionalities of a web ap-plication such as servlet for java which is only dedicated for the chatting system. For example, Barclay’s Bank Customer Care web site [3], Facebook [4], etc.
The proposed system will be web-based live chatting system, which will be written, in C# with AJAX functionalities to make it faster than existing

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